Four-in-hand tie holder



March 13, 1951 s. P. TUPY FOUR-IN-HAND TIE HOLDER Filed May 12 1948Snnentor Gttomeus Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES; PATENT OFFICE I2,545,322 rota-innate Tm HOLDER StephenR'Tupy, Bridgeport, Conn.Application Mayra 194 serial No. 26304 1 This invention relates handties, and has for an-- object to provide a simple and errectivedevicefor hoidingaknotted- 'feur-in-hand tie in proper position; and prevent.

its loosening.

Anotherobject is toiprovide-such a device which willmaintain the knotindefinitely in its original shape andcondition to maintain their'ie'atand attractive appearance of 'the knot.

Another object is topro'v'ide adevice of this character which isentirely covered by the'tie,

so that its presence is not evident, and one may be easily and quicklyreleased in un'tying thetie.

With the foregoing and-other cbjectsin view,

I have devised the construction-illustrated'inthe accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification. Itis,'however, to be understoodthe invention is not limited to the specific details ofoonstruction andarrangementshowh, but may embody various changes-and modificationswithin the scope of the invention.

'Inthis drawing: i

Fig. lis a'front view of a knottediour-in-hand tie showing this devicein place in dotted lines Fig. rzis a; partial side and partialperspective. view-principally ofithe rear portion of the-knotted tiewith this device in place Fig. 3is a rearview of the knotted this devicein place Fig. 4 is a front-view of the holder removed; Fig. an asideview thereof right of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is afront view of the lower looped end portion showing a slightmodification.

The front or main portion of the tie compris material which hassufficient stiffness to maintain its shape and to hold the tie. Spacedbelow the upper end of this body portion and on the opposite side edgesthereof are outwardly and upwardly extending stop lugs l1, preferablyrecessed at their upper edges as indicated at [8, and above v ,theselugs the upper portion i6 is preferably inclined forwardly, as indicatedin Fig. 5, although to a holder-'ior tie showing looking, from the notnecessarily so. At the lower and of the body.

portion it is provided withzan open transverse loop [9 with a transverseelongated opening 01' slot ZiI-through it, and this looped portion-isalso preferably longitudinal-1y curved with the concave side toward-theback or rear. At its opposite ends it is provided with a pair of holdinprong- 24, which are pointed and formed in anysuitabl way, such; forexampleeas by lan -in th mi e the material of the loop and bending theirhare;

painted ends 'forwardlyras indicated n Figs. 4 and' 5. This loopedportion is also provided with a downwardly and forw rd-lyi int d prong;2 2 on the lower bar of. the loop, andnreferably in lined: downwardlyand forwardly from the lowerd of this bar,

In using the devicethe knot is tied 'in the u ual;

manner Then the free end of the rear or narrow run 12 oizthe knotted tieis passed through the: slot 20 or the lower end portion I9 of theholdenv the end beingzpassedgfrom the rear thro h to; the front of theholder. The upper end portion; I6 of the holder is then inserted intothe knot from the lower end thereof between theforwardi fold l3 and therear portion 23 of the foldso, that-this upper end is enclosed withinthe knot; and. it is inserted; until the stop lugs. I?! engage-i thelower edges 24 of the backportion 23 of this the tie and the lower:pron'g 2271s hookedinto the rear or back run of the'narrower portion I2of. the .tie. After these eonnectionshavelbeeh made it willIbe seen theholder: retainsl'the whole tiein these relative positions. Theupperforwardly inclined fportion l6 within the knot 13 holds it to shape andalsoholds it outwardly to give an improved appearance, andprevents itsflattening orrnollapsingn Theistop lugs llcooperatingwith the loweredges of the fold 23 prevent the rear run [2 of the tie from pulling upthrough the knot as this run is-held by the prong 22. Also, this prongtogether with the prongs 2| prevent the holder from sliding downwardlyout of the knot, and the prongs 2| and the loop l9 secure the twoportions of the tie comprising the main or front portion l0 and the rearrun or narrower portion I2 together. Thus, the whole knotted tie is heldto form as originally tied and its neat and attractive appearance ismaintained. It is also held against loosening when worn, preventing theknot from moving away from the proper position on the collar. In fact,it retains the original neat and attractive appearance indefinitely. Onuntying the tie, all that is necessary is to disconnect the prong 22from the rear run l2 and the prongs 2| from the main portion I0, afterwhich the device may be readily removed from the knot and the tie untiedin the usual manner.

The modified construction of Fig. 6 is essentially the same as that ofFigs. 1 to 5, except the lower looped end portion l9a i made somewhatshorter and wider than the portion l9, and the forwardly inclined prongs2| at the ends of this looped portion, instead of being in alignmentwith the slot or opening 20 as in the first form,

are located somewhat above it, and to more readily mount these prongsand provide sufficient stock or material to support them the upper part25 of the looped portion above the slot 20 is made somewhat wider.Otherwise the construction is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and 5,and the operation and use is the same as for this construction.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, I claim:

1. A holder for a knotted four-in-hand tie comprising an upright bodyportion including a substantially flat upper end portion adapted to beinserted in the knotted portion of the tie from its lower end, laterallyextending stop lugs on the opposite side edges of said body to engagethe lower edge of the fold of the knot to limit the insertion of saidupper end portion into the knot, and an open loop at the lower end ofthe body portion to receive the rear run of the tie and pro-' vided withpointed lugs to grip and hold the rear side of the front portion of thetie and another pointed lug to grip and hold the rear run of the tieextending through said loop.-

2. A holder for a knotted four-in-hand tie comprising an upright bodyportion including an upper end portion adapted to'be inserted in thefolded-over knotted portion of the tie from the lower edge thereof,laterally extending stop lugs on the opposite side edges of said body toengage the lower edge of the fold to limit the insertion of said upperend portion into the knot, and a transversely extending longitudinallycurved open loop at the lower end of the body portion to receive therear run of the tie, said loop portion being arranged withthe concaveside to the rear and provided with pointed prongs at its opposite endsto grip and hold the forward main portion of the tie and a pointed prongintermediate its ends to grip and hold the rear run of the tie extendingthrough the loop.

3. A holder for a four-in-hand tie comprising an upright body portionwith an upper end portion to be inserted in the knot of a tie from thelower side thereof, laterally extending upwardly directed stop lugs onthe opposite side edges of said body portion spaced below its upper endto engage the lower edge of the knot to limit insertion of the upper endportion, and a transversely extending loop at the lower end of the bodyportion provided with pointed holding lugs at its opposite ends toengage in the front or main portion of a tie and a downwardly extendingpointed holding lug 0n the lower bar of the loop intermediate its endsto engag in the narrower or rear portion of a tie extending through saidloop.

4. A holder for a four-in-hand tie comprising an upright body portionincluding an upper end portion for insertion in the knotof a tie fromthe lower side thereof, laterally extending upwardly directed stop lugson the opposite side edges of said body portion spaced below its upperend to engage the lower edge of the knot to limit insertion of the upperend portion, and a transversely extending loop at the lower end of thebody portion provided with gripping and holding means for the front bodyportion of the tie and the rear run of the tie when extended through theloop.

5. A holder for a four-in-hand tie comprising an upright body portionincluding an upper end portion for insertion in the knot of a tie fromthe lower side thereof, laterally extending upwardly directed stop lugson the opposite side edges of said body portion spaced below its upperend to engag the lower edge of the knot to limit insertion of the upperend portion, said body portion being inclined forwardly above saidstops, and a transversely extending loop at the lower end of the bodyportion for passage of the narrower or rear portion of the tie,said loopbeing longitudinally curved with the concave side at the rear,

6. A holder for a four-in-hand tie comprising an upright substantiallyflat body portion including an upper end 'portion'for insertion in theknot of a tie from the lower side thereof, laterally extending upwardlydirected stop lugs on its opposite side edges spaced below its upper endto engage the lower edge of the knot to limit the insertion of saidupper end portion, and a transversely extending longitudinally curvedopen loop at its lower end, said loop being arranged with the concaveside'to the rear and provided with pointed lugs to engage and hold themain body portion and the rear run of the knotted tie when passedthrough the loop.

- STEPHEN P. TUPY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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